the artist Thomas Deininger creates sculptures and assemblages from discarded plastic, old toys and everyday objects, transforming consumer waste into surprisingly realistic images. His bird sculptures are built as anamorphic assemblages. Seen from the side, they appear to be chaotic collections of unrelated objects. But from one precise viewpoint, the fragments suddenly align to reveal a detailed bird. Deininger is also a birdwatcher and naturalist, and birds repeatedly appear throughout his pr